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Fair Work Sets Date for PN EA’s Scope Coverage Hearing
Last Friday in a directions meeting with the Fair Work Commission, Pacific National and the RTBU failed to reach consensus on the two Scope Order applications that were before the commission. Pacific National had been […] Read More »
Secretary’s wrap
Talks between the RTBU and NSW Trains about the New Inter-urban Fleet (NIF) have begun – and it’s clear that the NSW Government prefers to introduce driver-only operation (DOO). Obviously, we believe the removal of […] Read More »
NIF to be built by infamous Hyundai Rotem
The recent news that the NSW Government has awarded the contract to build the new interurban fleet to a consortium which would build the trains in South Korea was a blow to Australian jobs. But it gets […] Read More »
Big changes on the horizon at Aurizon
Aurizon is looking to replace current chief executive Lance Hockridge, sell the Moorebank freight hub and is considering selling their intermodal and freight businesses. An article in the Australian Financial Review this weeks speculates that former Rio Tinto iron ore […] Read More »
Malcolm Turnbull’s quest for power leaves him at odds with the electorate
Poll findings in the latest Essential Report show that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s compromises have left him at odds with the majority of the electorate. “To secure the numbers, Malcolm Turnbull had to ditch the […] Read More »
NSW Trains Uniform Review
The NSW Trains uniform review is currently underway and as a part of it the issue of shorts is being addressed. You may notice that several NSW Trains employees have been suppled with sample shorts […] Read More »
Penrith sends off five of its finest
On 13th August over 120 friends and family gathered at Penrith Paceway to farewell five of Penrith’s finest Drivers, Norm Mendham, Peter O’Leary, Peter Kschenka, Ron Van Der Zee and Dave Goonewardene. Combined, they have […] Read More »
Gosford’s longest-serving employee is retiring!
Yes, you have heard correctly! Read the full notice from his colleagues below. . Read More »
Asciano CEO gets 72.3 per cent pay rise, pockets $8m
At the same time the company’s profit slid by 24 per cent, Asciano CEO John Mullen has been paid just over $8.18m for 2016 – that’s an increase of a whopping 72.3 per cent on the previous year. Company […] Read More »
Asciano’s profit down as takeover takes effect
Asciano’s profit in its last year of operation as an independent company tumbled by 24 per cent, according to reports in The Australian. The revelations come just after the $9 billion takeover by Qube Holdings and […] Read More »



